Maimonides and the Shaping of the Jewish Canon

Jewish thought since the Middle Ages can be regarded as a sustained dialogue with Moses Maimonides, regardless of the different social, cultural, and intellectual environments in which it was conducted. Much of Jewish intellectual history can be viewed as a series of engagements with him, fueled by the kind of ''Jewish'' rabbinic and esoteric writing Maimonides practiced. This book examines a wide...